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AI models show stark political bias in voting recommendations · 2 sources tracked

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A study led by Cornell University found significant political bias in two AI models when asked about voting recommendations for US midterm races. GPT-6.1 Sol consistently recommended Democrats (97% of the time), while Grok 4.7 favored Republicans (92% of the time). The models showed little agreement, with their recommendations aligning in less than 10% of cases, highlighting differing approaches to policy considerations like immigration, healthcare, and taxes. AI

IMPACT Reveals potential for AI models to exhibit political bias, impacting user trust and decision-making in sensitive areas like elections.

RANK_REASON Study published by a university on AI model behavior.

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AI models show stark political bias in voting recommendations · 2 sources tracked

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Convovo asked Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol who to vote for across nearly 500 US midterm races: Grok backed the Republican in 92% of answers, GPT-6.1 Sol the Democra

    Convovo asked Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol who to vote for across nearly 500 US midterm races: Grok backed the Republican in 92% of answers, GPT-6.1 Sol the Democrat in 97%, agreeing under 10% of the time. Consumer apps refused to advise, but simple prompts jailbroke them. https:// t…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Cornell-led study asked Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol across nearly 500 US midterm races who to vote for. Grok recommended the Republican in 92% of answers, GPT th

    A Cornell-led study asked Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol across nearly 500 US midterm races who to vote for. Grok recommended the Republican in 92% of answers, GPT the Democrat in 97%, and the two agreed under 10% of the time. Consumer apps refused to answer, but API access exposed how…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    Asked who to vote for, OpenAI’s GPT says Democrat 97% of the time and Grok says Republican Asked who to vote for in nearly 500 midterm races, GPT-6.1 Sol named

    Asked who to vote for, OpenAI’s GPT says Democrat 97% of the time and Grok says Republican Asked who to vote for in nearly 500 midterm races, GPT-6.1 Sol named the Democrat 97% of the time and Grok 4.7 the Republican 92%, a new study finds. # ChatGPT # Midterms # AI https:// madr…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/ai-ballot-2026-gpt-picks-…

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